bac·chant
[bak-uh
nt, buh-kant, -kahnt] noun, plural bac·chants, bac·chan·tes [buh-kan-teez, -kahn-] , adjective noun
1.
a priest, priestess, or votary of Bacchus; bacchanal.
2.
a drunken reveler.
adjective
3.
inclined to revelry.
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| —n , pl bacchants, bacchantes | |
| 1. | a priest or votary of Bacchus |
| 2. | a drunken reveller |
| [C17: from Latin bacchāns, from bacchārī to celebrate the | |
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